by Jen Martin | Mar 3, 2018 | Travel Log
Continuing on south, we arrived in Huntsville, AL. Seeing family on this trip has been the best part! My aunt and uncle live in Hazel Green, as does my cousin and her husband and two kids. It was a blast hanging out with them all week! A highlight for the kids was...
by Jen Martin | Feb 19, 2018 | National Parks, Roadschooling, Travel Log
We set sail Friday, thinking Let’s go south! There had been some cold mornings and we weren’t feeling it. We had wanted to see Mammoth Cave National Park, and it was an easy stop. We found an Army Corps campground, which was cheap, awesome, and so...
by Jen Martin | Feb 12, 2018 | Travel Log, Wildlife Encounters
*Billy says definitely biggest waste of money on the trip so far. *Direct quote after passing the tenth ice cream stand: “If this were the REAL ark? I’d be flippin’ tables like the Lord Jesus in the temple.” Okay so I have to admit that my...
by Jen Martin | Jan 30, 2018 | Food, Gear, Travel Log
Helllllo Cincinnati! Our main point in stopping here was to A) Hit the Ikea and swap out our mattress topper (not the mattress pad that was on the roof of the bus in Toledo…) and B) See the Creation Museum and the Ark Encounter in nearby Kentucky. We stayed at...
by Jen Martin | Jan 22, 2018 | Travel Log
The KOAs have “Halloween Weekends” during September and October, where the whole campground goes all out. People decorate their campers, there are costume contests, and of course trick-or-treating on Saturday night! We started the morning with a little...
by Jen Martin | Jan 19, 2018 | Travel Log
What a fun week we had. Hanging out with my aunts and uncles and cousins at the bus, painting pumpkins with my cousins’ kiddos, walking to the nearby farmer’s market together, enjoying my Uncle Dave’s homemade brew, more visits with my grandma, and...